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Origins of US Wars in Iraq and Vietnam

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"I'm often asked whether there aren't big differences between the Iraq War and Vietnam. And I'm always quick to say, of course, there are differences. In Iraq, it's a dry heat. And the language that none of our troops or diplomats speak is Arabic rather than Vietnamese." -Daniel Ellsberg

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Western Saharans Resist Moroccan Occupation

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Authors: Stephen Zunes

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Western Sahara is a sparsely populated territory about the size of Colorado, located on the Atlantic coast in northwestern Africa just south of Morocco. Traditionally inhabited by nomadic Arab tribes, collectively known as Sahrawis and famous for their long history of resistance to outside domination, the territory was occupied by Spain from the late 1800s through the mid-1970s, well over a decade after most African countries had achieved their freedom from European colonialism.

The nationalist Polisario Front launched an armed independence struggle against Spain in 1973, and Madrid eventually promised the people of what was then still known as the Spanish Sahara a referendum on the fate of the territory by the end of 1975.

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A French Tradition of Resistance

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Authors: Michael True

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Why wouldn't they take to the streets rather than bow before globalization and the holy "free market"?

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The US and Iran: Time to Talk

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Authors: John Burroughs

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Are the issues regarding Iran’s nuclear program capable of resolution? It certainly seems possible.

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